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Our People
Say hello to our small but mighty team, creating change across the sector to encourage women and girls into sport.
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Tessa Sanderson CBE joins Women in Sport as Ambassador in its 40th Anniversary Year
Women in Sport is thrilled to announce the appointment of Olympic champion Tessa Sanderson CBE as an Ambassador.
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Run a race to fundraise for women and girls in sport
By taking on a challenge event for Women in Sport, you will be supporting our charity’s vision of a world where nobody is excluded from the joy, fulfilment, and lifelong benefits that sport can give.
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Leave a Legacy
There are many ways in which you can support our work to create happier, healthier futures for women and girls through sport.
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Coaches Resource: Creating Mini Allies
Community sport can be a home from home for girls as well as boys. With the right opportunities, role models and experiences a girl can build a lifelong love of sport.
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Our response to British Gymnastics Reform ’25
Understanding the experiences that women and girls have in sport sits at the heart of our charity’s aims and we are delighted to see British Gymnastics sharing this view.
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Ruth Holdaway to leave Women in Sport to become Tennis Victoria’s first female CEO
Chief Executive of Women in Sport, Ruth Holdaway, is leaving the charity to take up the role of Chief Executive of Tennis Victoria in Australia.
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Finally back in love with sport 30 years later
Women in Sport team member Varsha Patel tells the story of how she became a football coach without having ever played football
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Case Study: Should I Stay or Should I Go? British Gymnastics
Women in Sport undertook a research project to support this need and investigate what influences girls aged 11 to 13 years to keep taking part in gymnastics.